Today on our 2012 Honda Fit, were going to be test fitting the RockyMounts Euro PitchFork roof-mounted bike carrier, part number RKY1103. The Euro PitchFork is designed to be used with roof racks that have a slot or channel in the top of the load bars. To make use of it on our roof rack system, were going to need to remove the rubber stripping on the front load bar. We can either leave it out or cut it to fit and reinstall it later, but first well go ahead and pull the rubber stripping all the way out. Well slide the head of the bike rack and the block into the top channel of our front load bar. Well use the Allen key to tighten down the block, then well use the clamp and two wing nuts at the rear of the bike carrier to tighten down around the rear load bar.
Once weve done that, were ready to load up our bike. We need to make sure that the skewer is open and unlocked and that the wheel strap is open at the back of the bike carrier. Well pick up our bike, place the wheel in the wheel tray and move the front fork down into the skewer. Well secure the bike first to the skewer then use the wheel strap at the rear to secure the rear of the bike. With that, our bike is all loaded up and were ready to hit the road.
Thats it for our test fit of the RockyMounts Euro PitchFork, part number RKY1103 on our 2012 Honda Fit.
RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Fit
Today on our 2012 Honda Fit, were going to be test fitting the RockyMounts Tie-Rod roof-mounted bike carrier, part number RKY1014. To fit the bike carrier to our roof rack, well set it up on top of the load bars. Well fit the straps at the front of the bike rack around the front load bar, re-secure them to the head of the bike rack and then use an Allen wrench to tighten them down. Once weve done that, we can move to the back, use the clamp and wing nuts at the back of the bike rack to secure it around the rear load bar. Once both the front and rear of the bike rack are tightened down, we can prepare to load a bike. Well undo the skewer at the front of the bike rack and make sure its open.
Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Fit
Today on our 2012 Honda Fit, were going to test fit the with Swagman ForkDown roof-mounted bike carrier, part number S64710. To fit the carrier up on top of our roof rack, well lay it and place on top of the crossbars. Well take our U-bolts at the front of the carrier, feed them up from the bottom of the crossbar and secure them with the wing nuts. Then at the back of the carrier, well take our U-bolt, feed it down through the top and use a clamp to secure it from the underside, again, using two wing nuts. Once weve done that, were ready to load a bike. Well pick up our bike, place the wheel on the wheel tray and set the front fork down into the skewer.
